WMF’s conservation strategy at Ererouk recognized the impracticality of reconstructing the building, given the dearth of historical information about the site. Instead, we outlined a plan to preserve the current state of the building, which holds documentary and evocative power of the site as a ruin, while ensuring against future deterioration. (...)
WMF’s conservation strategy at Ererouk recognized the impracticality of reconstructing the building, given the dearth of historical information about the site. Instead, we outlined a plan to preserve the current state of the building, which holds documentary and evocative power of the site as a ruin, while ensuring against future deterioration. In 1995, the WMF team assessed the building’s condition and outlined potential repair work. The effort entailed inspection of the masonry, documentation of wall cracks, and the creation of a master plan for the site and its future use. The work also resulted in a comprehensive analysis of the basilica grounds, and laid the groundwork for physical interventions. Later, WMF installed shoring at the foundations to stabilize the existing structure and ensure improved response to future seismic activity.
